Headnote

CLARKE (sic) COUNTY, situated toward the northeast part of Kentucky, on the north side of Kentucky river. Area, 300 square miles. Face of the country moderately hilly; soil productive. Seat of justice, Winchester. Pop. in 1820, 11,449; in 1830, 13,051; in 1840, 10,802; in 1850, 12,683. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Clark County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CLARK COUNTY, situated toward the northeast part of Kentucky, on the north side of Kentucky river. Area, 300 square miles. Face of the country moderately hilly; soil productive. Seat of justice, Winchester. Pop. in 1820, 11,449; in 1830, 13,051; in 1840, 10,802; in 1850, 12,683.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 83.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Winchester, KY City or Town
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